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Alphabet: Catalan alphabet

Results for: "set"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

set — set theory
→ conjunt m
set — to put something down
→ posar
set — matching collection of items
→ conjunt m
→ joc m

Reverse Translations (Catalan to English):

set
→ thursty

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (13)

1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used;
- Example: "a set of books"
- Example: "a set of golf clubs"
- Example: "a set of teeth"

2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols;
- Example: "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

3. several exercises intended to be done in series;
- Example: "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
[syn: set, exercise set]

4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production;
- Example: "the sets were meticulously authentic"
[syn: stage set, set]

5. an unofficial association of people or groups;
- Example: "the smart set goes there"
- Example: "they were an angry lot"
[syn: set, circle, band, lot]

6. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way;
- Example: "the set of his mind was obvious"
[syn: bent, set]

7. the act of putting something in position;
- Example: "he gave a final set to his hat"

8. a unit of play in tennis or squash;
- Example: "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"

9. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization;
- Example: "the hardening of concrete"
- Example: "he tested the set of the glue"
[syn: hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing]

10. evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris;
[syn: Set, Seth]

11. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon;
- Example: "before the set of sun"

12. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way;
- Example: "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution";
- Example: "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
[syn: set, readiness]

13. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals;
- Example: "the early sets ran on storage batteries"


VERB (25)

1. put into a certain place or abstract location;
- Example: "Put your things here"
- Example: "Set the tray down"
- Example: "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
- Example: "Place emphasis on a certain point"
[syn: put, set, place, pose, position, lay]

2. fix conclusively or authoritatively;
- Example: "set the rules"
[syn: determine, set]

3. decide upon or fix definitely;
- Example: "fix the variables"
- Example: "specify the parameters"
[syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit]

4. establish as the highest level or best performance;
- Example: "set a record"
[syn: set, mark]

5. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state;
- Example: "set the house afire"

6. fix in a border;
- Example: "The goldsmith set the diamond"

7. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc;
- Example: "Get the children ready for school!"
- Example: "prepare for war"
- Example: "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
[syn: fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set]

8. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly;
- Example: "set clocks or instruments"

9. locate;
- Example: "The film is set in Africa"
[syn: set, localize, localise, place]

10. disappear beyond the horizon;
- Example: "the sun sets early these days"
[syn: set, go down, go under]

11. adapt for performance in a different way;
- Example: "set this poem to music"
[syn: arrange, set]

12. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground;
- Example: "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
[syn: plant, set]

13. apply or start;
- Example: "set fire to a building"

14. become gelatinous;
- Example: "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
[syn: jell, set, congeal]

15. set in type;
- Example: "My book will be typeset nicely"
- Example: "set these words in italics"
[syn: typeset, set]

16. put into a position that will restore a normal state;
- Example: "set a broken bone"

17. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink);
[syn: set, countersink]

18. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor;

19. urge to attack someone;
- Example: "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"
- Example: "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
[syn: sic, set]

20. estimate;
- Example: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
[syn: place, put, set]

21. equip with sails or masts;
- Example: "rig a ship"
[syn: rig, set, set up]

22. get ready for a particular purpose or event;
- Example: "set up an experiment"
- Example: "set the table"
- Example: "lay out the tools for the surgery"
[syn: set up, lay out, set]

23. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard;
- Example: "Adjust the clock, please"
- Example: "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
[syn: adjust, set, correct]

24. bear fruit;
- Example: "the apple trees fructify"
[syn: fructify, set]

25. arrange attractively;
- Example: "dress my hair for the wedding"
[syn: dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure]


ADJECTIVE (7)

1. (usually followed by `to'; or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed;
- Example: "in no fit state to continue"
- Example: "fit to drop"
- Example: "laughing fit to burst"
- Example: "she was fit to scream"
- Example: "primed for a fight"
- Example: "we are set to go at any time"
[syn: fit(p), primed(p), set(p)]

2. fixed and unmoving;
- Example: "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
- Example: "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien
- Example: "a face rigid with pain"
[syn: fixed, set, rigid]

3. situated in a particular spot or position;
- Example: "valuable centrally located urban land"
- Example: "strategically placed artillery"
- Example: "a house set on a hilltop"
- Example: "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
[syn: located, placed, set, situated]

4. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people";
- Example: "stones laid in a pattern"
[syn: laid, set]

5. being below the horizon;
- Example: "the moon is set"

6. determined or decided upon as by an authority;
- Example: "date and place are already determined"
- Example: "the dictated terms of surrender"
- Example: "the time set for the launching"
[syn: determined, dictated, set]

7. converted to solid form (as concrete);
[syn: hardened, set]